Adjustable display stand



March 1933- w. H. MULLINS Q 1,900,610

ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY STAND Filed Sept. 8, 1930 2 Sheets-$heet 1 WE Mullirza'.

March 1933- w. H. MULLINS ADJUSTABLE DISPLAY STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 8, 1 930 NH Mu llz'nm UNITED STATES *PA E NT .OFFICEY WILLIAM H. IJIULLINS, OF SOIl'TI-LBOSTON, VIRGINIA ADJUSTABLE 'DISPLAY STAND Application filed September 8, 1930. set-a1 No. 480,540. r

This invention relates to store fixtures and more particularly to a display stand by of which articles to be sold in a store may be very effectively displayed for inspection 5 by customers passing through the store or looking intoa show window.

One object of the invention is to provide a display stand of such construction that it may be used to display small articles upon trays or shelves mounted upon a standard and to permit the shelves or trays to be disposed either horizontally or at an incline according to the type of articles to be exhibited and the manner in which they may be most effectively displayed.

Another object of the invention is to permit the trays or shelves to be removed and the device'used as a display stand for neckties or other articles which are supported upon a bar extending transversely of the standard at the upper end thereof.

, Another object of the invention is t provide the device with brackets which may be applied to the standard in place of the trays and to so form these brackets that they may be used as supports for shoes, hats or other articles.

Another object of the invention is form the device that it may be taken to so apart and placed in a small receptacle for storage when not in use or for shipment.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a perspective view illustrating one assemblage of the improved display device wherein trays or shelves are applied to the standard,

'Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the display device shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one of the Fig. 4 is a view illustrating washers trays, which are to be applied to the standard in engagement with the trays,

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation showing a necktie supporting bar applied to the end of the standard,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of the upper upper portion of the standard with a curved bar applied thereto in place of the neckti porting bar shown in Fig. 5,

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* The improved device is intended for use as a displaystand and may be'pla'ced in a show window, upon a counter or in any posi- 0 tion desiredwhere itmay be seen and'articles supported thereby inspected; The standard 1 consists of arod which may be solid or tubular and may be of any length desired. This standard has its lowerlend threaded, as shown at 2, for engagement in a'socket 3 formed in the base a by means of which the rod'or standard is supportedin an up; right position. socket may be secured in an opening formed in the floor of a show Window or other sup.- port and the rod screwed into, this socket when'in use. A sleeve, indicatedin general by the numeral 5, fits snugly about thestandam 1 and consists of interchangeable primary and. secondary sections of different lengths having end to end engagement with Theprimary sections 6 have their lower ends cut straight across at right angles to the axis of the sleeve and their upper ends cut diagonally whereas the primary sections 7 have both ends cut diagonally. The secondary sections 8 are simiu lar to the sections 6 except'that they are-very shortand have their upper ends cut atright angles to the" axis of the sleeve and their lower ends cut diagonally. These sleeves are applied to the rod or standard, as clearly shown in Figure 2, and by referring to this figure it will be seen that the sections form a sleeve which is slightly shorter than the standard thereby permitting a securing nut 9 to beapplied to the threaded upper end of the standard and exert pressure which will If so desired,, a threaded 7 I of adjoining sleeve sections or between the diagonally cut ends of the sections 8 and the correspondingly cut ends of adjoining sections. Therefore, the trays or shelves may be disposed horizontally or at an incline according to the type of goods to be displayed. In Figures 1 and 2, the upper shelt or tray has been shown disposed an incline and the two lower trays horizontally but it is to be understood that all of the trays may be disposed horizontally or all at an incline. The trays may be formed of wood, metal, glass, asuitable composition or any other desired material and m y be formed with marginal flanges to retain articles in place thereon or may be flat sheets if the articles to be displayed do not roll freely, Washers 11 are applied to the standard to bear against the shelves, and it should be noted th t these w she m y h rm d with a round opening 12 to receive the rod or th a l ngat d op n ng. 13 whi h approxim e y o o pon v n ape and inensiens to the openings 14; formed in the shelves. By this arrangement the washers may have flat contacting engagement with the shelves and ends of the sleeve sections and greatly reinforce the shelves about the o enings termed therein. It will be undersood th the w s ers ing the ound Q pings will be used in Connection with the solves which a d sposed h r z a y a d ha thewashors hav ng he elo gat d op ings wil h used w en t helves a dis- Posed, ot-

in lihe. Af er he slee so iQn was ers and shelves have een appl e a b a ket 5 fo sorrelng a pr ce t g may h appl ed tothe up en of t e tandard and he 9 th n threaded upon the standard and tightened, When so tightened, the card holder will be firmly held in pla and P e r il he applied to the sleeve sections which will cause the shelves or trays to be firmly gripped and held in their proper positions.

[Instead of applying shelves or trays to the standard between the sleeve sections, brackets 17 shown in Figures 7 and 8 may be used. These brackets are referably formed sheet'metal which may be resilient or rigid and-each bracket is curvedlongitudinally throughout the greater portion of its length and has its outer free 'end portion bent to form an n a y extending ar 8 ormee i g 1 upsta ding oar 19- Yoke 20 ich are also prefe ably formed of sh t m tal and r curved l ngitudi ally are i d to he ear ,9 and to he bracke ad a tk he ut r and of th M1 18 by ri et or othe itable fasteners 2L -Who tho yekos tur ed p y, a shown i Fi are ,-thoym y h r to upport a sho to b displayed and w en urn d d wnwardly t y @5 may he engag d. i he crown of a h t End portions of the yokes are twisted, as shown at 22, and terminate in crossheads 23. By this arrangement the ends of the resilient yokes may have binding engagement with the interior of a hat crown without likelihood of tearing the hat or its lining. It will be understood that any desired number of the brackets 17 may be applied to the standard and that they may be disposed either between straight out or diagonally cut ends of the sleeve section. InFigure 5, the trays 10 and brackets 17 have been omitted and a head 24 threaded upon the upper end of the standard in place of the securing nut 9. The head is formed with a transversely extending bore 25 through which is passed a'rod 26. This rod serves as a support for neckties and other articles which may be effectively suspended thereon for display and is firmly secured with its end pertions projecting approximately equal distances from opposite sides of the head by aset screw'27. Instead of using a straight rod the curved rod 28 shown in Figure 6 may be employed. This rod is curved iongit nlinally but isnot bent to such an enter-it that it may not be passed through the bore 25 of the head. By having the standard and the sleeve of sufiicient length the display stand when assembled as shown in Figure 6 could be used to support dresses, overcoats and other similar garments. I

I have, therefore, provided a standwhich by proper assemblage may be used for dis playing various kinds of merchandise. 1 have further provided a' stand which, when not in use, may be easily taken apart and stercd in a small receptacle.

Having thus described theinvention, I

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1-. A d splay d ce mp i ng a a e, a standard secured to the base and having its upper end threaded, primary and second ary tubular sections of different lengths slidohly ttedp he s anda d and provided w th diag nally di po ed Contact f c s, article pportingtrays nt rpo ed between he Primary and ondary sections, e ondary sections and certain of the primary ections ei g ea h provided at one end t er of; th a fiat horizon al n t ta o, washhr d spos d b n ath he trays a e n against the flat contacting faces of thesecs cutlery: e tion and agains the b ttom of said trays, said sectionsbeing interchange able to supp t he t ay at di ferent angular pesitions with respect to the standard, and a nut engaging the threaded upper end of the standard and bearing against the ad jacent section to. force all of said sections engagement with each other and certain of said sections against the trays to hold said trays inadjusted position.

A display device comprising a standard, a plurality of primary tubular sections slidably mounted on the standard and disposed one above the other in vertical alinement, certain of said sections having their opposite ends cut diagonally in the same direction and other of the sections each having one end thereof cut diagonally and its other end cut at right angles to the axis of the standard to provide a fiat horizontal contact face, article supporting trays fitted upon the standard and bearing against the flatcontact faces of adjacent sections, secondary tubular sections of less length than the primary sec tions disposed beneath the trays and each having a lower diagonal face and a Hat upper horizontal contact face for cooperation with the fiat contact face of the adjacent primary section to clamp a tray therebetween, and a fastening device upon the upper end of the standard for forcing the sections in engagement with each other and against the trays.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WVILLIAM H. MULLINS. 

